squash into
collocation挤进；塞进
We squashed into the crowded elevator.
我们挤进了拥挤的电梯。
压碎；压扁
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压碎；压扁
To press or beat something into a soft, flat mass; to crush.
Don't squash the tomatoes; put them on top.
别把西红柿压扁了；把它们放在上面。
击打或压成浆状或扁平状；压碎
To beat or press into pulp or a flat mass; to crush.
将(自己)压缩或限制在小空间内；挤压
To compress or restrict (oneself) into a small space; to squeeze.
压制；迫使屈服
To suppress; to force into submission.
squash
Base
原形
squashes
3rd person
第三人称单数
squashing
-ing
现在分词
squashed
Past
过去式
squashed
Past participle
过去分词
He squashes the bug.
他压扁了虫子。
She squashed the can yesterday.
她昨天压扁了罐头。
I am squashing the box.
我正在压扁盒子。
注意：squash为规则动词。
He squashed the paper cup before throwing it away.
他把纸杯压扁后才扔掉。
The sandwiches always get squashed in my lunchbox.
三明治在我的午餐盒里总是被压扁。
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挤进；塞进
We squashed into the crowded elevator.
我们挤进了拥挤的电梯。
挤一挤；靠拢
Can you squash up so I can sit down?
你能挤一挤让我坐下吗？
压死虫子
She squashed the mosquito with her hand.
她用手把蚊子拍死了。
制止谣言；辟谣
The manager quickly squashed the rumor.
经理迅速辟了谣。
压扁
The cookies got squashed flat in my bag.
饼干在包里被压扁了。
揉成一团
He squashed the paper into a ball.
他把纸揉成了一团。
辟谣；制止谣言传播
The company quickly squashed the rumor that it was going bankrupt.
公司迅速辟谣，否认即将破产的传闻。
镇压叛乱；平息叛乱
Government forces moved in to squash the rebellion.
政府军进驻以镇压叛乱。
粉碎某人的希望；使某人的希望破灭
The rejection letter squashed her hopes of studying abroad.
那封拒绝信粉碎了她出国留学的希望。
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记忆：南瓜叫squash，被压扁成泥，所以squash就是“压碎、压扁”。
语域：mixed 常见场景：厨房压碎食材、拥挤时挤进空间、书面语表压制 squash 作动词时语体随含义变化：表示“压碎/压扁”或“挤进/塞进”时通常为中性，多用于日常口语和具体动作；表示“压制/镇压”时比较常见于书面或正式语境。请根据搭配对象选择对应的中文译法。
按英式读音 /skwɒʃ/ 比较：wash、posh、quash、slosh、gosh 均以 /ɒʃ/ 结尾，与 squash 押韵。注意：squash 不能按拼读成 /skwæʃ/，因此 cash、dash、flash、smash、trash 等 -ash 单词虽形近却读音不同；squish /skwɪʃ/ 也是形近音异词。美式常读 /skwɑːʃ/。
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